Felly for metal wheels.



G. STRUB.

FELLY FOR METAL WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27. 1914.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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GUSTAV STRUB, 0F ToLELo, OHIO, ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH T0 GEORGE ALVINHAT-L 'TERSLEY, 0E NORWOOD, OHIO, ONE-FOURTH To WILL CHESTER HATTERSLEY,on]

CINCINNATI, OHIO, ONE-FOURTH To DAVID EMERY HUNT, or TOLEDO, OHIO, AND?ON -FOURTH To ELIJ'AH BEANS CORNELL, HILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, GUSTAV, STRUB, a

citizen of the United States, residing at parts throughout the drawings.

Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Fellies for Metal -Whee1s; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, exact description of the,invention such' as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying' drawings, and to the lettersand figures of referencemarked thereon, which form-a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a metal automo '1' bile wheel adaptedv for thereception ,of, a, pneumatic. tire, and, more particularly,- to theouterportion or rim of the wheehthe remainder 'of the wheel orhub-portion being madeIthe subject of a' separate applica-' patent filedcontemporaneously tion for} herewith. .1

More. specifically, this invention relatesit'o the construction of ahollow metal felly;

also to means for preventing the collapse of the felly under thepressure of the bolts which secure the tire retaining members inplace,and to means for permanently and rigidly connecting. the outer ends of ithe wheel-spokes with the inner member of the fe ly.,

invention consists of theconstruction and arrangement of partshereinafter de 7 scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side-elevation of a segment of my wheel, the rimand the spoke-ends being shown in central'vertical section; Fig. 2, across-sectional elevation of my wheelrim taken on line mm Fig. 1, thedotted lines illustrating means for holding a pneumatic tire in placeupon my felly; Fig. 3, a sectional side-elevation of a portion of myfelly taken on line mm' Fig. 4:, showing 1 an alternative means forpreventing the collapse of its side members; Fig. 4, a planview of thesame; Fig. 5, a sectional endview of the same taken on line ?/(I/ Fig.4, and Fig. 6, a transverse sectional elevation of my felly showingstill another method of preventing the collapse of the side members of.the hollow structure together, with Specification ofIietter's -i'atent.

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' a shoulder, which projects against the outer niatic tire. Likenumerals of reference indicate like In the drawings, 1 is a strip ofmetal, preferably of 'steel,"of angular. U-shape in cross-sectionptheends of. the strip being united so that it forms a circle deeplychanneled on: its outer side. This piece forms.

.. members, 2 andis provided with flanges 4 whichproject radiallyinwardly and which I oterlap'the outer sides of thesi'de members '2;.-;,The inner side of the felly-band next to their flanges l. is providedwith shallow grooves 5 into. which the edges of the side PatentedOct.24,1916. I Application filed April 27,1914. j'seriai No. 834,597. i

devices. for I detachably retaining a 'pneuibody, substantiallyrectangular in transverse section.

-A.t equi-distant intervals around the inner .side of the folly areelongated or angular holes 6 for. the reception of the spoke-ends. Thespokes? are tubular and have in their outer. ends an inner reinforcingsleeve 8 brazedor otherwise permanently secured in Each of the spokes isprovided with margin of its hole 6 This shoulder may be formed by theend of the tubular spoke,-as

at 9 on the central spoke, Fig. 1,-0r may be formed by an annular flange10 on the sleeve 8 overlapping theend of the tubular spoke and abuttingagainst the outer margin of the hole 6, as shown on the spoke to theleft in Fig. 1. The sleeves 8 project beyond the ends of the spokes 7and pass through and snugly fit the holes 6. The projecting ends of thesleeves 8 are peened to form flanges 8 so thatthe margins of the holes 6are tightly clamped between the shoulders 9 and these flanges, Theffelly and the spoke-ends are now permanently and immovably joined. Itwill. be under stood that the assembling of the spokes and the part1 isfirst efiectedand that the strip forming the felly-band is then placedaround the periphery of the side members 2 of the telly, the meetingends of the telly to receive the pneumatic tire, as well as the devicesdesigned to retain and to facilitate the placing and removal of thepneumatic tire, which devices are indicated in Figs. 2 and 6 but which,forming no part of this invention, need not be here further described.

It is necessary that the devices for detachably holding the pneumatictire be mounted upon and secured to the felly, and, to this end, thatthreaded bolts pass through the felly and that these bolts carry nuts bywhich such tire retaining devices may be clamped and held in operativeposition; It is necessary that means be provided forpreventing the greatlateral pressure of these bolts and nuts upon the side members of thefelly from crushing them inwardly. I have suggested in the drawingsvarious methods for preventing such mishap, as, for instance, in Fig. 2the double overlapping side flanges of the telly taken with the grooves5 engaged by the margins of the side members 2, would, with certainproportions and weight of parts, prevent the collapse of the sidewallswhen the bolts 11 which pass through holes 12 are tightened up by nuts13. In Figs. 1, 2 and (i there is illustrated another or additionalmeans for preventing the collr'pse of the hollow folly, consisting ofpieces of metal 14 bent into U-shape form in crosssection and havingtheir flanged margins spot-welded to the inner side of the tellybandwith the open ends of this trough-like member in register with the holes12. Again, portions 15 may be struck inwardly from the telly-band tomake trough-like portions integral with the telly-band and which formcross-braces and guides for the bolts 11 as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.Either form of guide and cross-brace 14l5 will, by their end-resistance,prevent the transverse collapse of the telly under the stress 01' thebolts and nuts 1113.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a device of the described character, a channeled metal fellycomprising integral inner and side members meeting in substantiallyright angles and embraced by a tellyband, threaded transverse boltsengaged with said side members, and means between and abutting the sidemembers for preventing the collapse of said side members under thestress of said bolts. 7

2. In a device of the described character, a channeled metal fellyconsisting of integral inner and side members and a separate telly-bandwhich peripherally embraces said side members, said side members havinghorizontally therethrough corresponding opposed bolt holes, bolts insaid holes, nuts on said bolts, and transverse braces extending from thefelly-band and abutting said side members which prevent the inwardyielding of said side members. 3. In a device of the describedcharacter, a-channeled metal felly, a felly-band which peripherallyembraces the side members of the telly, said side members being providedwith corresponding opposed bolt-holes, bolts in said holes, guides forsaid bolts between said opposed holes, said guides consisting oftransverse channels struck inwardly from and integral with saidtelly-band and forming braces which prevent the inward deflection ofthesidemembers of the telly under the stress of the bolt.

4. A device of the described character comprising a felly consisting ofintegral inner and side members and a separate fellyband which embracessaid side members, said side members having corresponding opposedbolt-holes, said inner member having a. series of radial spoke-holes,bolts in said bolt-holes, transverse braces which embrace and guide saidbolts and which prevent the collapse of the side members of the felly,and means for connecting with said felly the outer ends of a series ofspokes.

5. A metal felly consisting of an integral metal member bent intoangular U-shape in crosssection, the sides of the channeled member thusformed having opposed equidistant bolt-holes, the inner peripheralmember being bored at equi-distant intervals for the reception ofspoke-ends; a fellyband which embraces the side-members of said fellyand which has internal peripheral channels for the reception of theedges of said side-members; bolts extending through saidopposed'bolt-holes, and means for preventing the collapse of theside-members under the stress of said bolts.

. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GUSTAV STRUB.

Vitnesses:

Gno. B. ORWIG, GER'IRUDE BRACKER.

